Decline in Independent Activity as a Cause of Decline in Children's Mental Well-being: Summary of the Evidence

J Pediatr. 2023 Sep:260:113352. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.02.004. Epub 2023 Feb 24.

Authors

Peter Gray¹, David F Lancy², David F Bjorklund³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Boston College, Newton, MA. Electronic address: grayp@bc.edu.
² Department of Anthropology, Utah State University, Logan, UT.
³ Department of Psychology, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL.

PMID: 36841510
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.02.004

No abstract available

Keywords: anxiety; depression; evolutionary mismatch; locus of control; play; school pressure; self-determination theory; suicide.

MeSH terms

Anxiety
Child
Depression*
Humans
Mental Health*
Psychological Well-Being